ISLAMABAD—Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Shafiullah Rahimi, the ruling Taliban’s appointed spokesman for Afghanistan’s State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that at least 31…
Heavy Rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan Unleash Flash Floods That Killed Dozens of People
Police Narrow Search for Infant Lost in Flash Flood, After 2-Year-Old Sister’s Body Found
July 23, 2023
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—Search teams in Pennsylvania were focusing on one underwater area Sunday as they try to find a 9-month-old boy swept away in a flash flood, hours after authorities confirmed that the body of his 2-year-old sister was recovered from the Delaware River. Upper Makefield Township police said in a Facebook post Sunday that…
Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again as Flash Flooding Claims at Least 5 Lives in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late Saturday afternoon claimed at least five lives. Officials in Bucks County’s Upper Makefield Township in Pennsylvania said torrential…
9 Bodies Pulled From a Flooded Road Tunnel in South Korea as Rains Cause Flash Floods and Landslides
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said. A total of 37 people have died and thousands have been evacuated since July…
Flooded New England Communities Shift to Recovery, Shoveling out Tons of Mud and Debris
ANDOVER, Vt.—Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days, enabling people to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways, and choked streets and businesses with mud and debris. The water drained off in the capital city of…
Recovery Begins in Highland Falls, New York, After Historic Flood
July 11, 2023
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Highland Falls, N.Y.—DeeDee Moreno, a big-hearted craft store owner, walked down Main Street in the village of Highland Falls after the water had ceded and checked on everyone she saw. Nearly nine inches of rainfall on Sunday, July 9, turned the once babbling Highland Brook into a roaring river, which swept the central business district…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Italy’s Unipol Join Forces to Help Italians Hit by Flooding
MILAN—Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insurer said on Saturday. Torrential rains devastated the eastern side of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, killing 14 people, causing billions of euros worth of damage and…
Exceptional Rains in Drought-Struck Northern Italy Kill 8, Cancel Formula One Grand Prix
CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy—Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people and forcing the evacuation of thousands. The heavy rains also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not overtax emergency crews that were already stretched thin in responding to…
Over 200 Dead, Many More Missing After Congo Floods
KALEHE, Congo—The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with many more people still missing, according to local authorities in the province of South Kivu. Thomas Bakenge, administrator of Kalehe, the worst-hit territory, told reporters on the scene Saturday that 203 bodies had been recovered so far, but…
Communities Along Ottawa River Declare Emergency Over Flood Risks
Communities in eastern Ontario have declared states of emergency over flood risks as water levels are expected to peak today on the Ottawa River. Whitewater Region Mayor Neil Nicholson says water is backed up along most of the township’s riverbanks and five private roads were impassable to first responders as of Wednesday, when he declared…
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